Statutory Instruments with Clear Reports

27 November 2023

SL(6)416 – The Representation of the People (Electoral Registers Publication Date) (Wales) Regulations 2023

Procedure: Affirmative

These Regulations set a revised date for the end of the period during which revised versions of the registers of local government electors in Wales must be published by electoral registration officers (“EROs”), under section 13(1)(a) of the Representation of the People Act 1983, following the annual canvass in 2024.

Regulation 28 of the Representation of the People (Franchise Amendment and Eligibility Review) Regulations 2023 extends the deadline for EROs to publish revised versions of the registers of UK parliamentary electors maintained for areas in Wales, for the year 2024, to 1 February 2025.

Regulation 2(2) of these Regulations similarly extends the deadline by which EROs must publish revised versions of the registers of local government electors maintained for areas in Wales, for the year 2024, to 1 February 2025.

The Explanatory Memorandum to these Regulations notes that,

“This effectively allows EROs in Wales an additional two months to publish their revised local government electoral registers to take account of the requirement for EROs to review the eligibility of EU citizens registered in Wales to vote in Police and Crime Commissioner elections.”

Parent Act: Representation of the People Act 1983

Date Made: Not stated

Date Laid: Not stated

Coming into force date: 11 December 2023